Author Topic: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)  (Read 4712 times)

Offline Story

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Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« on: September 15, 2022, 06:54:45 PM »
Giang Xuan Le is the sculptor. Check out his work on Facebook under that name.






« Last Edit: September 15, 2022, 06:58:56 PM by Story »

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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2024, 01:10:32 AM »
Will be in 1/72 and 1/35:



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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2024, 11:33:15 PM »
That an interesting looking craft!

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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2024, 12:35:38 AM »
It's the Vietnamese's covert answer to the PBR but, in this case, the kid at the front ducks inside the superstructure, the roof of which then concertina's back & the sides drop down to reveal the kid sitting in an armoured tub armed with four Chinese Type 54 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns on a copy of a Czech M53 mount.

Chinese Type 54 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (doesn't have cooling fins on the barrel)


Czech M53 mount (armed with Czech vz. 38/46s (Czech copy of Soviet DShKM)


PBR Mk.II
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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2024, 12:44:38 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2024, 09:51:29 AM »
Sure it's civilian! ::)

What about all the weapons & ammunition under the cargo? And that one crew member, who seems to be in charge until a river patrol rocks up, who has no idea about sailing a boat? ???
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Re: Paracel Minatures (from Vietnam)
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2024, 02:45:47 AM »
Sure it's civilian! ::)

What about all the weapons & ammunition under the cargo? And that one crew member, who seems to be in charge until a river patrol rocks up, who has no idea about sailing a boat? ???

She's just going for the puppy, man!